Snapshots

Toolbar	Menu
Not on toolbars.	Window Panels > Snapshots

Toolbar

Not on toolbars.

Window

Panels > Snapshots

The Snapshots command saves and restores:

Views

Camera (Including Focal Blur in the Raytraced display mode)

Construction Plane

Display Mode

Wallpaper

Snapshots panel

To restore a snapshot

Double-click a snapshot thumbnail.

Save As

Saves and names a new snapshot.

To create a snapshot

Select a viewport.
Make sure no snapshot is in selection.
Click the Save as button.
Type a name for the snapshot.
Select the parameters to include in the snapshot.

To update a snapshot

Select a snapshot name.
Click the Save button.
Choose to replace the existing snapshot.

Delete

Deletes the selected snapshot

Restore

Restores the selected snapshot.

Double-click a snapshot thumbnail to restore.

When restoring a snapshot to a non-saved view, you will be prompted to save a snapshot.

Show Details...

Reports what information will be lost if you answer "No".

Yes

Saves a snapshot of the current model state before restoring the snapshot.

No

Restores the snapshot and ignores the unsaved information.

Cancel

Stops restoring the snapshot.

Do not show this message again

Saves the current settings and turns off the dialog display.

To turn the message back on

Restore partial

Restores a partial list of the selected snapshot.

Edit

Reviews or deletes the items stored in the selected snapshot.

In the Delete Snapshot Data dialog box...

Click to delete the data.
Before clicking OK, click Reset to restore all data deletions.

Import from 3dm file

Imports Snapshots from a Rhino file.

Move up

Moves the selected item up in the list.

Move down

Moves the selected item down in the list.

You can also use drag and drop to reorder items.
Move up and Move down buttons are only available with Custom Order.

Animation

Animates the restoration of the snapshot. When you change to a different snapshot, the snapshot transitions smoothly from the current conditions to the selected snapshot. This allows you to see the transition and can also be used to build presentations.

Double-click the snapshot thumbnail to start the animation.

Note for view animation

Snapshots do not animate between parallel (ortho) and perspective views because perspective views have a lens length that does not exist in parallel views. You will only see smooth view transition between parallel views or between perspective views, but not a mix.

Animation Settings

Animate snapshot restoration

Play animation when restoring a snapshot.

Constant time ____ frames

When:

Constant time = 100 frames

Delay between frames = 10 milliseconds

The animation takes 10 x 100 = 1000 milliseconds (1 second).

Constant speed ____ units per frame

When:

Constant speed = 0.1 units per frame

Delay between frames = 10 milliseconds

If a view moves 20 units between snapshots, the animation takes 10 x 20 / 0.1 = 2000 milliseconds (2 seconds).

Delay between frames ____ milliseconds

The delay time between frames.

Start Slideshow

Creates an animated slide show that steps through the list of snapshots.

Slideshow Settings

Fullscreen

Maximize active view

Repeat

Loop the animation.

Show each snapshot for <x> seconds

Set interval for displaying each snapshot.

Right-click context menu

The right-click context menu provides the same controls on the toolbar.

The sorting and view mode settings for the list can only be found on the context menu.

View Mode

List

Displays named views as a list.

Thumbnails

Displays named views as thumbnail previews.

Sort By

Name Ascending

Sorts the list from A to Z.

Name Descending

Sorts the list from Z to A.

Clicking the name column header switches sorting order between ascending and descending.

Custom Order

Allows to sort the list using drag and drop, or the and buttons on the toolbar.

Custom order can be remembered when switching to other sorting methods.